Telegram-herald., 1887-04-24
WEST GRAND RAPIDS
What = Reporter Saw Yes&er-
Jay Afternoon.
RAPE NPiaIEREH ETEMasEA.
6osia3ss 5ieEks ard Residences Co *
Up--Moorsing tor a Lzndia5f-
The Price o. Lsts Adsaacsag-
Personal, Etc.

Fsporlsf Tor fhs rELEe skz s. Essi
Fasasd ssssrsi k0afs over sas rigsr yesss1-
day ard ia his geaEis os.sesa West Leon
ard at West Faltca. SIS. taefs wss notice
abs asfsaneeIosnt ia The way of street and
building impfoyeHentz Al every tlTn.
Many of The Streets are being pas IA better
eooiiffons snd dwelling Acuses are being
erected - The scoEe. small aasiasss b.ce ks
are aiso a0nsroas There Is 10 AtIsl3pt a.
gorgeous egtssfd sA0N IN any Of these
slils ngs. their si4riai.Y Indicating that
osta malsfssl and WORK sfe being gsic Tor
"a cssa- Il . a heaithy grown. tefy lev
peopis who reside IN the thlexly settled DIS
tIlcts 81 tae cliy, and whose business con-
Elss t1em 20 the center ~ the city. are aware
81 the gradual march ol improvement mat
Is cons -za.iY Iszlsg place .n the outlying
secti0ns of s2e city West Si1ers who were
seen yesterday we're AL pleased With the
uresels slats u aI4lrs an1 thoroughly con
lfeat ~ s1s !lllEe. Business men On
vest is0nar1 West Fulton, Sl0cxing sn1
Wssl biixe-sts.. when asked nov trsds
Vas. gave answers both difecs AMI indiTeci
that carried tie conviction tn2t they were
satisfied Not one of then complained of
| dul business E1is fact alJns speaks vol
umes ior TIE Wesz side.
Ice Nsu0ual Brewery. .oczted al tie
corner ~ Broadway ard Vest LsOaATd-sts.,
Nils C0Ume1ce the work OF brewing beer
tae coming week. TIE coreern was ready
% begin business s0ms time ago, bat held
| o. uall tha awenimeat question was sell
ted Adolpn GoeiZ. weli-kDoNn brewer
81 many years experience, has charge Of tns
ousiEsss
There g4s a good deal OF gossip among
merchants on NesG Leonard e.. concerning
TIE departure OF Mrs Hall a popular pro.
/ pTietess cf = ScEioner-st. boarding house.
i. Is said she has CONS % Iona. bls has
promised O. reterl here July 3. There are
several interested parties who mourn her
I tepartuse-aot on sccount OF financial rea-
sons
one gentleman who has been doing bust
ness on West Leonard 81 for ABOUT sax
months. saws thar the price OF building lO.s
has increase from 500 % 500 since hs came
there Tee feelius IS thst thls street viii
nAsuraiiy oeCom. one Of The trading centres
Cf the city and IS SO considered airsgdy by
macy residents
Harry - Britt, mansger Of the Grand
| Rapids branch OF the rOlsdo Brewing and
Mating Company, returned yesterday irOm
a business trip IA the southeastern portion
Of the Srate. tie says business has picked
up wonderfully since the defeat OF proaibi-
ton.
Charles Werlich. the West Leonard-st.
/ butcher. bas mciOsei his DeE two story
/ frame block on sh4 corner OF Vest Leonard
/ and Scribuar-sts and will occupy the same
a. 4 meat market wnen completed
The little son OF Mrs James r. Sergeant,
| OF Isl BrOAdwAy. while toying with some
bottles, drank frcm one which contained
ammonia. he still lives. but MS father has
been sent FOR.
The excavation for Geo. WiImots new
block "a West Leonard-st was finished
ves,sriay Work on the foundation will
commence tomorrow.
| A sewer il being placed in Scribnsr-st.,
| between Eignth snd Eieventh-sts. Turner
ST is being likewise hOnored between Fourth
aud Sixth sts-
1 William Smith. proprietor of the leading
| hotel a. WcsIphalsa Mich. has been visit
4 ing several acqrairtsncss on the Wes, Side
/ tnis weeS.
A. c. Hydorn has moved his shoe store
/ from - ID ~ West Bridgs-st, the store for
merly occupied oy the Fifth Nsiionsi Bank
Justice Walsh - making preparations tC
move into bis new residence on Jefferson
/ -, near tie old Lake Shore depot.
James Curtiss, the contractor. has been
/ connned 20 LIS house on StraighEst. fol
several days
/ r ". Strshsu, the populsr closhier. has
/ been on the sick list during the pas
week
The Sirahan Hotel. on West Fulton-si.
Is now really for The furniture and al ecu
/ oant